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Berean Standard Bible

“But Moses asked God, “Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?””

Exodus 3:11

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At the burning bush, God commissions Moses to bring Israel out of Egypt. Moses is now a shepherd of eighty in Midian, having fled Egypt decades earlier after killing an Egyptian.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

But Moses asked God, “Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?”

World English Bible (WEB)

Moses said to God, “Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh, and that I should bring the children of Israel out of Egypt?”

King James Version (KJV)

And Moses said unto God, Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?

American Standard Version (ASV)

And Moses said unto God, Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And Moses said to God, Who am I to go to Pharaoh and take the children of Israel out of Egypt?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Entonces Moisés respondió á Dios: ¿Quién soy yo, para que vaya á Faraón, y saque de Egipto á los hijos de Israel?

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

―Pero, yo no soy la persona adecuada para esta tarea —le dijo Moisés a Dios.

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